I passed the Security+ exam last week. Now I am trying to do a career change into cyber security consulting (governance). Any suggestions/recommendations on what I can do to land an associate position?
Overview of myself: 3.5 YOE as a business analyst (robotic process automation team) in Chicago, BS in information systems, started reading CISSP book by Chapple, Stewart, Gibson.

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Learn the various controls sets (NIST, COBIT, etc.)

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Can’t speak to transitioning into the career field, but if u did Sec+ and looking at CISSP you might as well do the CC certified in cyber one by ISC2…. Stupid easy.

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Shameless plug for Coalfire, we do a ton of governance/GRC stuff and having a Sec+ is great for an associate role. Feel free to DM

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Can get you a job at KPMG - shoot me a DM

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